Folding bed.



No. 766,349; PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904.

s. J. HER'RIGK. FOLDING BED.

APPLIOATION I'ILED FEB. 3, 1904.

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s. J. HERRIGK.

FOLDING BED.

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@Alfomy ys UNITED STATES Patented August 2, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

SELICTOR JOHN HERRIOK, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO COOLEY VVINKLEY, OF SEATTLE, TVASHINGTON.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,349, dated August 2 1904,

Application filed February 3, 1904.

To all whom, it Duty concern.-

Be it known that I, SELIoroR J OHNHERRICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Folding Bed, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to folding beds of the type in which the bedstead comprises a plurality of sections adapted to fold into a case or cabinet, and has for its objects to produce a device of this character of simple construc tion in which the bedstead may be readily folded or unfolded and one in which the mattress and bedclothes will be free from crushing or disarrangement when the bed is in its folded condition.

To these ends the invention comprises the novel features of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of m y improved bed. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same having one side of the casing removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section showing the bed closed. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line l 4: of Fig. 3 looking downward.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a supporting-frame, preferably in the form of a rectangular case or cabinet composed of side walls 2, a top 3, and a bottom 4:, the front and back of the case being open, whereby a free circulation of air around and thorough ventilation of the bed is obtained.

5 is the bedstead, consisting of a primary head-section 6 and a secondary foot-section 7, pivotally connected with the head-section by hinges 8 or otherwise. These sections have side walls or flanges 9,which are cutaway and oppositely beveled, as at 10, at the point of connection of the sections to facilitate folding of the latter, as hereinafter described, while the foot-section is provided with a similar flange or rail 11, constituting a footboard, and the head-section with a headboard 12, the ends of which project transversely beyond the sides of the section and are provided with tongues or guides 13, traveling in vertical grooves or Serial No. 191,892. (No model.)

ways 14, provided at the rear edge of the inner side faces of the casing. The primary section 6, which is of a length equal to the depth of the casing, at all times occupies a horizontal position, but is adapted to play up and down bodily in a vertical plane, while the secondary section 7 is adapted to swing from a vertical closed position, as seen in Fig. 3, to an open position in horizontal end-to-end alinement with section-6, as seen in Fig. 1. For controlling the movements of the sections during this opening and closing of the bed 1 provide a pair of rocking members 15 in the form of bell-crank levers disposed on opposite sides of the bedstead and each pivoted at its elbow to the casing, these levers each comprising a primary arm 17 and a rightangularly-disposed secondary arm 18. The primary arms 17 of the levers are engaged at their outer ends by bolts or other engaging elements 19 with slots or guideways 20, eX- tendinglongitudinally of guide plates or mem- 7 bers 21, attached to the sides of section 6 in parallel relation with the longitudinal axis thereof, while the secondary arms 18 are likewise engaged, by bolts or engaging devices 22, with slots or guideways 23, extending longitudinally of guide plates or members 24:, attached to the side faces of the secondary section 7 and disposed in parallel relation with the longitudinal axis thereof, it being understood, of course, that the engaging devices 19 3O 22 are adapted to travel freely longitudinally of their respective guideways.

The foot-section 7, which has pivoted to its foot-rail 11 a pair of foldable supporting feet or legs 25, is designed when folded to close the 8 5 front of the case or cabinet 1, which latter is provided with pivoted side members or wings 26 and a top member or wing 27, adapted to fold around the top and side edges of the said section when closed, thus concealing the space 9 between said edges and adjacent walls of the case and presenting a neat attractive appearance.

In practice the bedstead remains normally folded or closed, at which time the primary arms 17 of the rocking members 15 will be horizontal and the secondary arms 18 vertical and the head-section 6 will rest upon or substantially upon the bottom of the casing. As the secondary or foot section is swung to a horizontal position the members 15 are rocked and their primary arms 17 are caused to swing upward, carrying with them the section 6, which is thus moved bodily upward into alinement with section 7 During this movement of section 6 it is, guided and caused to travel smoothly and evenly, owing to the guides 13 traveling in the grooves or ways 14.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I produce a simple inexpensive device which may be easily manipulated and one in which the bedclothes will not be disarranged nor the mattress crushed when the bedstead is folded. In attaining these ends it is to be understood that I do not limit or confine myself to the precise details herein set forth, inasmuch as minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a folding bed, the combination with a frame, of a permanently-horizontal primary bed-section sustained and guided for bodily upward and downward movement therein, a secondary bed section pivotally connected with the primary section and adapted to swing from a vertical to a horizontal position, guide members associated with the respective sections, and bell-crank levers pivoted to the frame and having their arms engaging the guide members, said levers being operable by the movements of the secondary section for moving the primary section. v

2. In a folding bed, the combination with a frame, of a permanently-horizontal primary bed-section sustained and guided for bodily upward and downward movement therein, a secondary bed-section pivotally connected from a vertical .to a horizontal position, fixed guide members carried by the respective sections, and bell-crank levers pivoted to the frame and having their arms movably engaged with the guide members, said levers being operable by the movements of the secondary section for moving the primary section.

3. In a folding bed, the combination with a frame, of a permanently-horizontal primary bed-section sustained and guided for bodily upward and downward movement therein, a secondary bed section pivotally connected with the primary section and adapted to swing from a vertical to a horizontal position, fixed slotted guide-plates carried by the respective sections, and bell-crank levers pivotally connected with the frame and having their arms in movable engagement with the slotted guideplates, said levers being operable by the movements of the secondary section for moving the primary section.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aifixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SELICTOR JOHN HERRICK.

Witnesses:

CooLEY WINKLEY, CHARLES B. KITTREDGE.

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